Are tests a good proxy for understanding?

We test ideas. We test machines. We test boundaries, relationships, abilities, patience, loyalty, and sometimes each other.

Usually, a test is supposed to tell us something we don’t already know. But what does passing or failing actually reveal?

Does putting something to the test help us understand it? Can the test itself change the thing we’re trying to understand?

This project is funded in part by Oregon Humanities with support from Meyer Memorial Trust.

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